Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs
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Shota Imanaga and Cubs end Ildemaro Vargas' 27-game hit streak as they blank Diamondbacks 2-0
Ian Happ homered, tripled and doubled for the Cubs, who extended their winning streak at Wrigley Field to 10 games, their longest at home since 2008.
Vargas had hit safely in 24 games to start this season and three to end last season. He went 0 for 4, grounding out against Ben Brown in his final opportunity as the Diamondbacks lost their third straight.
Imanaga allowed four hits, struck out five and walked one on 87 pitches in his second scoreless appearance of six innings or more this season. Brown retired all six batters he faced for his first save.
Happ led off the second with a 399-foot homer to right field into a stiff breeze off Ryne Nelson (1-3), his eighth this season. He extended his on-base streak to 23 games, the longest active streak in the majors.
Happ added a double in the sixth and a triple in the eighth, the only player to record more than one hit. Seiya Suzuki drove in Happ in the eighth with a sacrifice fly off Juan Morillo.
Nelson allowed one run on four hits in 5 2/3 innings.
The Cubs had not won 10 in a row at home since they had 14 straight victories at Wrigley from May 18-June 22, 2008.
Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner, who left Friday's game with neck tightness, did not play and is considered day to day.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Gurriel Jr. grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Vargas grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Carroll grounded out to shortstop. |
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8th Inning | Crow-Armstrong flied out to left. |
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8th Inning | Loaisiga relieved Morillo |
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8th Inning | Suzuki hit sacrifice fly to left, Happ scored. |
Statistics
ARI |
CHC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 15 | Ground Balls | 3 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 0 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 4 | Hits | 5 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 1 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 0 | Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 31 | At Bats | 28 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 10 | Runners Left On Base | 12 |
| 0 | Triples | 1 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 1 |
| 1 | Doubles | 2 |
| 10 | Fly Balls | 19 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 111 | Pitches | 136 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 5 | Total Bases | 12 |
| 32 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| -0.1 | Runs Created | 3.7 |
| .129 | Batting Average | .179 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .161 | Slugging Percentage | .429 |
| .065 | Secondary Average | .393 |
| .156 | On Base Percentage | .273 |
| .318 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .701 |
| 1.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.2 |
| -0.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.1 |
| 6.0 | Batter Rating | 22.5 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 28.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.47 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.12 |
| .032 | Isolated Power | .250 |
| 0.17 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.57 |
| .031 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .121 |
| -.065 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .214 |
| 0.0 | Runs Produced | 4.0 |
| 0.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.2 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 60.0 | MLB Rating | 73.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 36,907 | Capacity:
2026 National League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/lad.png" class="logo-micro">Los Angeles | 31 | 20 | .608 | - | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sd.png" class="logo-micro">San Diego | 29 | 20 | .592 | 1 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/ari.png" class="logo-micro">Arizona | 26 | 23 | .531 | 4 | W5 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sf.png" class="logo-micro">San Francisco | 20 | 30 | .400 | 10.5 | L3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/col.png" class="logo-micro">Colorado | 19 | 32 | .373 | 12 | L3 |
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/mil.png" class="logo-micro">Milwaukee | 30 | 18 | .625 | - | W4 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/stl.png" class="logo-micro">St. Louis | 28 | 21 | .571 | 2.5 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chc.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 29 | 22 | .569 | 2.5 | L6 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cin.png" class="logo-micro">Cincinnati | 26 | 24 | .520 | 5 | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/pit.png" class="logo-micro">Pittsburgh | 26 | 25 | .510 | 5.5 | L1 |


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